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In stark contrast, the bustling commuter towns of Amersham and Rickmansworth, a mere 20-minute train journey from London, achieved a top ten spot on the places with the most integration among its population.

The study used a number of measures to compile the list including whether people loved near each other or worked together, and on how they reported feeling about their communities.

Boston in Lincolnshire was the least integrated place in the country followed by Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, according to the findings, while Amersham in Buckinghamshire clinched top spot with Sutton Coldfield achieving second place.

David Goodhart, Head of Policy Exchange’s Demography, Immigration and Integration Unit which drew up the findings, said: “Ethnic minority integration has shot up the political agenda in recent months and it is useful to know where the biggest challenges and the often quiet success stories actually are.

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Amersham came top for integration

“As our Index shows the integration picture is a mixed one but in some places people, of all backgrounds, fear that society is changing too fast and that too many people are living parallel lives. We know that people of similar backgrounds tend to cluster together but we also know that a good society needs a sense of trust and mutual regard that crosses social and ethnic boundaries.”

“It is critical that this country retains its traditions of openness and individual rights and some sense of mutual regard between citizens. That is why the government should try to promote mixed communities.”

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Boston had the worst amount of racial integration

The top 10 most integrated places to live are:

Amersham

Sutton Coldfield

Loughton

Potters Bar

Letchworth Garden City

Stretford

Bushey

West Bridgford

Rickmansworth

Esher

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Jeremy Corbyn's Islington constituency was ranked 52 out of 160 for racial integration

The 10 worst places for integration were:

Boston

Wisbech

Oldham

Spalding

Bradford

Batley

Halifax

Blackburn

Keighley

Accrington

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